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$270,000 settlement approved in inmate wrongful-death suit

A federal judge has approved a $270,000 settlement of a wrongful-death lawsuit that alleged jailers in southeastern Missouri didn't offer proper medical care for a woman during an overdose. Under the settlement signed last week, the city of Charleston will pay $75,000 and Mississippi County will pay $195,000 for the death of 21-year-old Mississippi County Detention ...

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